Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what time is it

/wət.ˈtaɪm.ɪz.ɪt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.95 in modern English

Syllables: what -time is it
IPA: /wət.ˈtaɪm.ɪz.ɪt/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

What is the time of day? (used to request for the current hour and approximate number of minutes after the hour)

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wət.ˈtaɪm.ɪz.ɪt/

Inflected Forms

what's the time (alternative)

Phrases

what day is it today?

Frequently Paired Words

o'clock what day is it today?

Synonyms

how goes the enemy what o'clock is it what time have you got

Questions

How do you pronounce what time is it?: The recorded pronunciation is /wət.ˈtaɪm.ɪz.ɪt/.
What does what time is it mean?: What is the time of day? (used to request for the current hour and approximate number of minutes after the hour)

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